Well...government does have mechanisms to address all those issues and keep itself accountable. And we do pay people already via our taxes to stay on top of these things. Do we need to pay the press too? I don't feel too happy about that.

Most of the issues you are talking about required the press to amplify them in the good old days. Today there are many more avenues for people to shine a light on stuff. I mean if a 9 year old has worked out how to get her message out others will too. And the role of the press as an amplifier will reduce. My sense is propping them up artificially might create other headaches.